The Department for Education has outsourced the management of over two million teachers’ pensions to Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) in a 10-year contract that will see the scheme administration digitally transformed. TCS will run the Teachers’ Pension Scheme, the largest public sector scheme of its type in the UK, bolstering its growing pensions and […]
To tie in with its Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC), Apple has announced Vision Pro, a $3,499 virtual and augmented reality headset. Unveiling the new device, Apple CEO Tim Cook said: “Today marks the beginning of a new era for computing. Just as the Mac introduced us to personal computing and iPhone introduced us to […]
Mercedes-Benz has introduced Mercedes Pay to enable customers in the US to use their vehicles as a device for booking and paying for off-street parking. US vehicles equipped with the Mercedes-Benz User Experience (MBUX) infotainment system will be able to find and book parking spaces and automatically pay when they arrive. Parking service provider […]
Multiple organisations are now coming forward to disclose that they have been affected by cyber attacks originating via a recently disclosed vulnerability in Progress Software’s MOVEit file transfer product, which is being widely exploited, including by ransomware operators. In the past 24 hours, organisations including the BBC, Boots and British Airways (BA) have all […]
Late in 2022, an update of the Dutch Corporate Governance Code was released to include a section on governance of IT. The code prescribes rules of conduct for directors of listed companies to protect the interests of shareholders, employees and other stakeholders. The revision means that listed in their annual reports for 2023 companies […]
As satellites move through space, the imagery and data readings that arrive in a constant flow from them and from probes are unique and cannot be lost. Once captured it is processed, converted to an archive format that can be searched by the global research community, protected and made useable by numerous applications. And […]
A comprehensive, forward-thinking strategy is needed from the UK government to fully realise the potential of technology to drive economic growth and solve societal challenges, says trade association TechUK. Prompted by growing concern among its members that politicians are faltering in their ambition and not doing enough to support the sector’s growth, TechUK has […]
Three-quarters of all data breaches observed in the past year included a significant element of human failure, with social engineering attacks involving pretexting – i.e. the invention of a scenario by a threat actor that tricks someone into giving up data or otherwise causing a breach – on the rise, and now accounting for […]
What is a sound card? A sound card is a computer component responsible for generating and recording audio. It enables users to connect analog speakers, headphones and microphones to their computer. Most modern computers have a built-in sound card in the motherboard. Generating audio on computers is challenging because sound is fundamentally analog, while computers […]
UK workers are “deeply uncomfortable” with digital surveillance and automated decision-making in the workplace, a survey by union Prospect has found. In a poll of over 1,100 technology workers in the UK, carried out by Opinium Research on behalf of Prospect, the tech union found strong opposition to all forms of digital surveillance at […]